
Icasa data confirms the scale of South Africa’s pay-TV collapse
Icasa research shows pay-TV broadcasters are spending more on content and earning less from it as viewers seek alternatives.
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Icasa research shows pay-TV broadcasters are spending more on content and earning less from it as viewers seek alternatives.

How to watch the spring constellation defined in ancient Babylon, where it was associated with the god Enlil
Several weeks past the equinox, the northern spring constellation of Boötes, the herdsman, is rising to prominence in the eastern sky after dusk.
The chart shows the view looking east from London at 21.00 BST on 6 April, although the view will be essentially unchanged all week. By this...

Astronauts on Nasa’s Orion capsule made transition about 39,000 miles from the moon, meaning they feel its gravitational pull more strongly than that of the Earth
The four astronauts on Nasa’s Artemis II mission have entered the moon’s “sphere of influence”, where its gravity has a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth’s.
The crew made the transition, four days, six hours and two minutes...

Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts speak about the types of food they eat in space as their Orion spacecraft continues to fly towards the moon. Mission specialist Christina Koch shows various bags of food including shrimp cocktail and dried out green beans
Artemis II astronauts expected to reach far side of moon on Monday
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The AI agent sparked a frenzy of “raising lobsters” in March, with users training the tool to suit their needs.

Jared Isaacman says odds of evidence we are not alone are ‘pretty high’ four days after Artemis II rocket lifted off
Nasa’s Orion spaceship four days into Artemis II mission: in pictures
The top official at Nasa says that the chance of alien existence is a factor in how the US space agency plans its missions.
Speaking on Sunday, Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman told CNN’s Meet the Press that...

Nasa team get deeper into space than any humans have ever ventured
Astronauts on the historic Artemis II mission are expected to reach the far side of the moon on Monday, venturing deeper into space than any humans before them.
Nasa has reported satisfaction with progress toward the lunar fly-round since the team’s launch on Wednesday, with the three Americans and one Canadian on course to...

Artemis II, Nasa’s first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years, is a key step toward a long‑term return to the moon and future crewed missions to Mars
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Letters to US agency raise concerns over tech firms’ plans to use reflective satellites and expand numbers in low Earth orbit
Proposals to deploy reflective mirrors and up to 1m more satellites in low Earth orbit could have far-reaching consequences for human health and ecosystems, leading sleep and circadian rhythm researchers have said.
Presidents of four international scientific societies...

Agentic AI is already reshaping South African banking, writes Absa Business Banking CIO Lindelani Ramukumba.

South Africa’s 5G coverage has surged to 58% nationally but rural areas are being left far behind, Icasa data shows.

On the tech giant’s 50th year, we ask analysts to give their top three Apple successes and misses

Astronaut calls fellow Canadian Ryan Gosling’s movie ‘extraordinary’ ahead of Artemis II crew’s lunar fly-around
The new space movie Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling has gotten a rave review from more than halfway to the moon.
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen said on Saturday that he and his Artemis II crewmates got to watch the film with their families before launching on the lunar...
Harassing bots with “funny violence.” Confiding about a broken heart. Chatting with a block of cheese. Filling a void of loneliness.

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds several clinics making potentially unlawful claims about benefits of unregulated therapies
What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?
The medicines regulator is investigating whether UK clinics are breaking the law by making claims about the benefits of unregulated, experimental peptide therapies, the Guardian can...

Influencers and athletes are among those claiming substances can help with injury repair, weight loss and angi-ageing
Medicines watchdog to investigate UK peptide clinics over health claims
From influencers to athletes, high-profile figures are hailing peptides as the route to wellness, claiming they help with injury repair, weight loss, anti-ageing and mood. We take a look at what these...

DeepSeek has reportedly rewritten its code to run on Huawei chips and shut US suppliers out of its next flagship model.

South Africa’s mobile operators earned R10.4-billion less in 2025 despite carrying 21% more voice traffic.
As fuel costs go up, making a living as a gig driver is harder than ever.

It’s a world of bottom quarks and arsole compounds – so why is science still so serious? Levity can make it all a lot easier to understand
Science is an infamously dry endeavour. The noble practice seeks to answer humanity’s most inscrutable questions. How did life begin? What is consciousness? Why does naming cows increase their milk yield? Within this austere framework, there is little room...

It’s been nominated for two Bafta Games Awards – but why have mundane job games like PowerWash Simulator 2 become so popular?